This feature-length episode launches the final part of his trilogy, 'Irish Political Prisoners from 1848 to 2000'.
In conversation with Dr Maggie Scull (Syracuse University London) and Dr Martyn Frampton (Queen Mary), Professor McConville discusses his latest book, 'Irish Political Prisoners 1960-2000, Braiding Rage and Sorrow' (Routledge). The broad discussion, peppered with fascinating anecdotes, covers topics such as British and Irish state penal policy, internment, the role of the Catholic Church and Protestant Churches in Northern Ireland, and lessons for how states handle politically motivated offenders.
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